Mop



June 4, 1940. A, pgso 2,203,451

' Nor Filed July 27. 1957 INVENTOR HIS ATTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1940UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOP Arthur M. Anderson, Chicago, Ill.Application July,2 7, 1937, Serial No. 156,007 1 Claim. (01. 15-452) Myinvention relates to mops and has among its objects and advantages theprovision of improved means for detachably connecting a swab with thehandle.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view partly of a mop according to theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View along the line 33 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention I make use of ahead II] which supports a swab l2 and is provided with a socket l4within which the reduced reach l6 of the handle l8is anchored. The headIII is shaped from a single piece of sheet metal and includes a trough2t terminating in a bight 22.

The trough includes converging walls 24 bein section tween which thefolded part 26 of the swab I2 is positioned. In Fig. 1, Iillustrate thefold 26 of the swab as being pinched between parallel wire reaches 28and 3B. The reach 30 is bent to provide loops 32 which project throughopenings 24 in the bight 22.

Upon the handle I8 I mount a lever 36 which has one end pivotallymounted upon shafts 38 carried by a ring 4!] loosely mounted on thereach 16. One end of a compression spring 42, abuts the ring 40, whilethe opposite end embraces the head therewith.

The lever 36 is provided with openings 52 for the reception of a stiffwire 54 which isbowed at 56 to accommodate the handle Ill. The wire.

is bent to provide depending reaches 58 terminating in hooks 60 whichare hooked through the loops 32. With the lever 36 positioned asillustrated by full lines in Fig. 2, the reaches 28 and 30 whichconstitute the swab holder are urged inwardly of the trough because ofthe compression of the spring 42.

When the lever is moved to the dotted line position, the tension of thespring 42 is released to such a degree that the loops 32 may bedisconnected from the hooks 60 and the swab and its holder removed fromthe trough. In Fig. 4, the swab I2 is pinched between the walls 24, asindicated at 62 The relation between the converging walls 24, and thefold 26 of the swab is such as to hold the reach 30 in spaced relationwith the bight. 22. Thus, the fold of the swab is effectively pinchedbetween the converging walls 24. The converging Walls press the fold 26firmly about the reach 28, and the pressure relation between the foldand the walls 24 will remain throughout the life of the swab l2. Becauseof the pressure relation between the swab and the walls, a firmconnection is maintained between the swab and the head I ll at alltimes.

,To substitute a new swab for the original, adjustment of the lever 36downwardly about its pivots 38 loosens the hooks (ill with respect tothe loops 32. After disconnection of the hooks, the loops may be pulleddownwardly through the openings 34 with the swab 12. A swab holder maybe easily shaped from a single piece of wire so that the holder may bethrown away with the worn swab l2. In Fig. 1, I illustrate the ends ofthe wire from which the swabholder is shaped as being welded together at64.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain. myinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

A mop comprising a handle having a head provided with a trough, saidtrough comprising spaced side walls interconnectedb-y a bight havingopenings, said side walls converging in the direction of said b ight, aswab folded to provide a bight, a holder for the swab, said holdercomprising a wire bent to provide two parallel reaches, the bight of theswab being pinched between said parallel reaches, one of said parallelreaches being bent to provide a pair of loops extending through saidopenings, and tensioning means connected with said loops and co-operableon the handle and said head for drawingthe bight of the swab intopressure relation with said side walls with said spaced parallel reachesspaced from the walls.

ARTHUR M. ANDERSON.

